I was covered by total darkness. I tried to open my eyes but it was impossible. My limbs couldn't move either. I felt like I was being held down by a heavyweight and I didn't like the vulnerable feeling that came with it."She's still not awake" I heard a voice say. I recognized the voice instantly. "No" I didn't recognize the second voice."When is she going to be awake" Alpha Thorne asked again. They were talking about me? I was awake. I just couldn't open my eyes or move my body for some weird reason. I wanted to tell him that but my mouth wasn't cooperating either. "The situation looks better and I can sense she is healed but I have no idea why she won't wake up""You're the doctor here" Alpha Thorne snapped angrily and if I could move, I would have flinched at the sound of his voice. I felt bad for the doctor. "I know alpha""How can you be so incompetent? How can all of you be so fucking incompetent? She wasn't supposed to be left alone and now she can't wake up because you
I felt myself come to again, but I thought I would still be in that darkness so I didn't bother trying to open my eyes. I could sense a presence next to me, very close, and from the air, I knew it was Alpha Thorne. He was unbearably close, and I wondered if he was resting on the bed. If only I could move my hands a bit. Although I knew what the result would be, I tried anyway stretching my hand towards him. My eyes flew open when my hand moved. I was awake. My limbs were cooperating. A cry of relief left my throat and Thorne moved so fast."Ava" he brushed his hand through my hair. My eyes were blurry with unshed tears. I was so happy that I was awake. "Ava" he called again. "Are you okay? Can you hear me? understand me?" I wanted to nod, but it was difficult to move in that position."yes", I croaked and he moved away.my hand reached out to grab his own, but I was too slow and he was out of the door in an instant. with a groan, I tried to sit up in bed. My muscles felt heavy, so
I waited for Alpha Thorne for what seemed like forever, I eyed the room as I waited, twiddling with my fingers while staring at the door at intervals, waiting for it to open.At a point, I started feeling sleepy, but I struggled to stay awake. After days of being asleep and unable to wake up, I was in no hurry to fall asleep again.The handle of the door twisted and I sat up expecting to see Alpha Thorne, but a servant came in. She avoided looking at me as she picked up something and rushed out of the room like her pants were on fire. It made me suspect her attitude. Why did she run like that? The door opened for the second time and it wasAlpha Thorne"Are we going now?"I wanted to climb down but he stopped me. "Not yet. just relax a little. We will be going soon" "But the healer said I was okay" I mumbled. "He doesn't even know what happened to you and he declares you okay and fit?""So I am going to stay back? I don't want to" I said immediately If Alpha Thorne was convinced
ALPHA THORNE's POV I stood outside the door, smiling to myself. She was back and unharmed. A guard walked past, and then a smile slipped from my face when he stayed a second too long.With one last look at the door, I continued to my office Busta was waiting inside."I dropped by the healer's place, but you were not there""She is awake." His eyes popped wider"What?""Yeah, she suddenly woke up today. She could hear conversations said over the last few days, but she couldn't open her eyes or move her limbs.""What could've been the cause?""he has no idea. I want another healer to be here to see her. I want to know what's wrong with her.""I'll have another healer check her as soon as possible" I nodded "What about the attacker? nothing yet?" he shook his head much to my annoyance. Someone had attacked her in the pack land, and there was no trace of who it was. Ava believed it wasn't her friend, but she was the only person who could have been involved or seen what had happened sin
Alpha Thorne doted on me for the next couple of days until he was fully convinced that I was well.I was elated by all the attention he was giving me at all times of the day. it could never be mentioned enough, but I was glad by the way he treated me so gently and lovingly. remembering all he did and said while I was unconscious. I was convinced that my mate was the best I would ever have gotten. the image everyone had about him was foreign to me. He wasn't mean or cold or frightening at all. He was the nicest, most gentle person I had ever encountered.Any doubt about being mated to him was completely nonexistent. I was more convinced that I wanted the bond to grow and be with him.After I was so much better, I had to return to my room unfortunately he didn't ask me to leave, but I just felt the need to. He was heavy on his space and privacy, and I sensed he was a tad bit uncomfortable during my short stay there. Never coming back on time and leaving so early. I often wondered if h
Agatha pulled me outside to the garden and spent the next ten minutes going on about the plants and flowers. I couldn't ignore the way she kept mentioning Alpha Thorne and I got the impression that she knew him very well and maybe they were close. I couldn't help it anymore and decided to ask"Are you close with the Alpha Thorne?" I asked and she nodded immediately,"We are very close to each other and if it wasn't because of his image, he likes to protect we could call ourselves best friends."My mouth dropped open in shock best friends. It was hard to imagine that he had a best friend, but he treated me no less. my interest in the woman who was very close to my mate doubled."How did you know each other?" "We've been friends since we were little although he's closer to my brother in age. I used to run around with them whenever they played together. We got closer and became best friends. again if it wasn't due to restrictions on positions for women, I may have become his beta inste
His reaction to bringing up Agatha lingered within me. After the first time, I tried a couple of times, but at the mention of her name, his mood instantly changed and he did his best to change the topic as well. I didn't get it. Were they at loggerhead? or did something happen between them that they were trying to avoid? I didn't see Agatha for the next two days after our encounter. Eiza tried to keep me company, but she was mostly occupied and Nyla was still nowhere to be seen. I stood up from my bed with a sigh and walked to the window seat. Just then, a knock came on the door and the knob twisted. Opening it before I could say a thing "Agatha" I stood up, surprised to see her. "Where have you been? You promised to hang out with me and keep me company". "Sorry about my disappearance. Something came up so I had to be away for a while. Did you miss me?" she teased "I looked forward to seeing you and I was so bored""Sorry about that. I'm back now and we can go out together and
My eyes bulged out of their sockets."Three nights?"Then why had Alpha Thorne not said a word to me?"What happens if we do neither of them on the sad night?" I asked her already dreading the answer because it couldn't be anything good at all. "Excruciating pain for you. It is so bad that some people die from it.""I have to see the Alpha." I stood up immediately, forgetting her earlier warning. she grabbed my wrist and pulled me down. "It is not wise to go running there right now. what will you ask him? What are your plans for the full moon?" "I need to know""Not in the way you are rushing off to him. You only need to ask about the full moon. Mention it to him. he will tell you his decision or why he hasn't said what about it" "And when he does?""you know what your fate is. but I have some advice for you. You should also think through""What there to think about? I want him to accept me so I don't go through that pain""Not because you love him?""It is still too early to tal
"What?" I was shocked by his utterance. He was going to leave here? Why?"That's a rash decision Torren. Why do you want to leave? Where will you go to?"He shrugged. "I don't know but I'm going to leave here and I'll never return. Maybe Matthew would finally know my worth when I'm gone from here" he said bitterly and I didn't think that was a good idea."Don't go Torren. Will you leave everything behind just to prove a point?""Yes. Didn't you want to go far away just so Thorne could realize his mistake?""I didn't want to leave because I liked him, I wanted to leave because of the way I was treated. You of all people should know that. I regretted mating with him because I rushed into everything thinking he liked me. And look how it turned out in the end. It was never a good idea. Running away from it is never a good idea""Hut really, How is it any different from my own? If he doesn't come after me then I can move on. But staying here, grasping at straws and hoping he'll change" "
The next day when I woke up, Thorne wasn't by my side. I wondered where he could have gone or if he was in the bathroom. What if he regretted what happened last night?‘Why would he?’ My wolf asked annoyed.‘Again with your insecurities’ she huffed but I ignored her. 'No, I won't think about it. It was a mistake' I said to myself. 'It's too early this. The day just started' my wolf said and shut me out. 'I was talking to myself. Not you' I spoke but she was already gone. I removed the covers and stood up from the bed, I went into the bathroom to freshen up for the day. I was going to read some books to keep myself busy after my training session later. I went to take a shower and I couldn't help but remember last night and how Thorne held me. No matter how hard I tried not to remember it was just in my head. 'That's because you can't take him off your head' And she was back again. 'Stop it, I don't need your input right now. You always have a way of putting things into my head'
"W-What..." I stuttered, a bit alarmed by his sudden entrance but also self-aware because I was exposed to his gaze."I-I... had...." He stuttered, also unfocused as he gazed at me, coming closer and closer. I stood at the sad spot, my eyes following him as he drew nearer. The moonlight shining on him was intoxicating to look at. His body and huge frame were like a work of art as I gazed at him. When he was close enough, he wrapped his arms around my naked body and kissed my shoulder softly."You look so beautiful" I purred in his touch, pushing my body against his. My nipples had hardened into pebbles and brushed against the rough material of his shirt. "I've seen so many beautiful things in my life. Paintings... Even The view outside is breathtaking." He whispered reaching his hands up to touch mine."But not even the greatest painter in the world couldn't capture the breathtaking beauty of you standing in front of me right now." He whispered with a second kiss on my neck.My e
"Sorry," I apologized again, just for the sake of peace because with the look brimming in her eyes, she was out for trouble and I wasn't in the mood to engage her. "What exactly are you sorry for?" She snapped and I pressed my fingers against my forehead. She really was going to take the long road. "Diedre... this isn't....""I really want to know what you're fucking sorry about. Bumping into me and breaking with what I'm holding or you're sorry for not seeing. Are you blind?" She raged angrily."I just said I was sorry Diedre. You don't have to be rude about it" I raised my voice equally even though I regretted right after for engaging her. "Would the sorry pay for what I was holding, it's very expensive. Not like you can tell the worth of anything with how measly you are"I pinched my lips tightly together, trying to stop myself from exploding. ‘She’s not worth it’ I repeated to myself.“Do you even have the money to buy it or do you just go and steal my brother's diamonds like
Days passed after the incident with Henry and Thorne had contacted the other alphas, they were going to track down the others so they could stop the trafficking of young boys and bring all those who were involved in the disgusting trade to book, serving as a déterrant to others who would think not starting or engaging in something as horrendous as that against small children. I couldn’t believe what they had done all these years, the lives they had ruined. Children were taken away from their families and forced into the harshness of that business. I was alone in the room and I was bored, I walked to the window and looked out. Today looked dull and I was thinking of something I could do to keep myself busy. Eiza had only dropped by earlier in the morning but I was still sleepy so I asked her to let me be. I had yet to see her since that time. Torren would be occupied too. I huffed as I moved away from the window.Since I woke up extra late today, I haven’t done my morning routine and
ALPHA THORNE'S POVAfter speaking with Ava, and she fell asleep in my arms, I left the room. It was hard to convince Ava that I was fine even with the cut, I saw how worried she was but I needed to speak with Mathew. I needed him to clarify some things. I wanted to be done quickly and get back to Ava before she realized that I was gone. And again, despite the situation, I just wanted to go back to holding her in my arms. It’s been a long time since I got to hold her like that and be surrounded by her addictive scent. It wasn’t fun to throw that moment away for crisis. When I arrived at the front of my office, Busta was waiting.“Henry is in the dungeon. Is there anything you’d like us to do until you’re ready to see him?”“Have him bound and watched at all times. I don’t want him slinking out of our sight. He could be the key to cracking the trafficking case once and for all”“Of course alpha. Do you need any other thing? You were injured”“I’m fine. Get me Mathew immediately. We nee
“Are you okay?” I asked, my voice full of concern as I checked Thorne. He held onto the place where he had been stabbed, an annoyed look on his face.“I’m fine” he tried to smile but it did nothing to reassure me. The guards had grabbed a struggling Henry and dragged him away. “Are you fine?” Mathew tried to come close but he held up his hands stopping him. Diedre was crying loudly and I felt pity for her. She had just learned in the most cruel way how her mother had passed.“Let’s go” I tugged him gently and he let me take him away. I led him to his bedroom and sat him on the bed. The healer was called and the stab wound was attended to. He was in slight pain before the healer arrived and after the wound was treated he no longer felt pain, but he looked pale and I was relieved it wasn't something serious. I had been very scared when he was stabbed and I thought something was going to happen to him. I was supposed to be the one lying on the bed with the wound but he came just at the
Thorne came to me after I was dressed.“You look exquisite” he complimented as he kissed the side of my cheeks. “Let’s go” he offered his hands and I took it. We arrived at the large double doors and it was opened wide by the guards who stood at the entrance. We entered the dining and it was only Diedre who was seated, she looked shocked to see Thorne and I coming in together and holding hands. Thorne pulled out my chair for me to sit down and I sat before he took his own chair. "Good evening brother" Diedre greeted Thorne but he only acknowledged the greeting with a nod. I wasn't expecting her to greet me so I just kept quiet. But I felt her flare on me. The bitterness from her was reeking. One could perceive it from a thousand miles away. The servants started dishing the food at Thorne’s order. The others had not yet arrived. I wondered who the special guest was and why the person had not yet arrived. I wanted to ask Thorne about it but I decided to keep it to myself. If he de
After Thorne left, I thought about what he said. For most of the day, our conversation was on my mind. Should I really be blaming him for everything that happened? He was lied to just like I was, he could not have known the truth and still acted the way he did. And he was remorseful about all that had gone wrong. But....he didn't trust me and that's why he believed everything Agatha said. Could I really forgive him and move past this? I thought to myself. It seemed very impossible and difficult. It was not easy for me to forget the pain and humiliation, I remembered how I pleaded with him to believe me but his mind was already set on not believing me. So I didn't think it was possible to move on from that. 'You don't want to forget it and that's why it seems hard to move on but it's possible to move on' my wolf said. 'Can you really forget all the accusations against us? Or is it the whipping? Or is it how he never treated us like his real mate except when he needed to satisfy hims